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In the text search documentation it says: "Therefore, searching for query=123 will find you sounds with id 1234, sounds that have 1234 in the description, in the tags, etc." (Source: https://freesound.org/docs/api/resources_apiv2.html#text-search)

This sounds like a simple query searches for inclusion of the term, not an exact match. However, trying this out with "insomnia" and "insomniac" I see a different set of non-overlapping search results (with everything else being the same in the two requests).

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insomnia

curl -H "Authorization: Token " "https://freesound.org/apiv2/search/text/?query=insomnia&filter=duration%3A%5B1.0%20TO%2015.0%5D%20AND%20license%3A%22Creative%20Commons%200%22"

produces 1 result:

{"count":1,"previous":null,"next":null,"results":[{"id":386059,"name":"Insomnia Chimes.wav","tags":["Chimes","Atmosphere","Icy","Ambient","Soundscape","Chilling","Bells"],"license":"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","username":"bean jamin"}]}

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insomniac

curl -H "Authorization: Token " "https://freesound.org/apiv2/search/text/?query=insomniac&filter=duration%3A%5B1.0%20TO%2015.0%5D%20AND%20license%3A%22Creative%20Commons%200%22"

produces 3 results:

{"count":3,"previous":null,"next":null,"results":[{"id":261322,"name":"Insomniac Drum Loop.wav","tags":["Bitcrush","Bitcrushed","Room-Drum-Kit","Rhythm","Drum-Kit","Hat","Kick","Full","Spread","Bass","Hip-Hop","Hi","Clap","Drums","Snare","Wide","Stereo","Drum","Drum-Loop","Hi-Hats","Rim-Shot","Hi-Hat","Reverb","Loop","Shot","Distortion","Rim","Distorted","Full-Drum-Loop","Trap"],"license":"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","username":"Stereo Surgeon"},{"id":261208,"name":"Insomniac Snyth Loop.wav","tags":["arp","simple","Rev","Synth","Test","EDM","electronic","arpeggiated","Loop","synth","Surgeon","electro","minimal","Man","Stereo","Reverse","pluck","dark","techno","Trap","mellow","plucky","Test-Man","Dance","arpeggio","Synth-Loop","Stereo-Surgeon","Hip-hop","Chill","loop"],"license":"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","username":"Stereo Surgeon"},{"id":261209,"name":"Insomniac Snyth Loop Rev.wav","tags":["arp","simple","Rev","Synth","Test","EDM","electronic","arpeggiated","Loop","synth","Surgeon","electro","minimal","Man","Stereo","Reverse","pluck","dark","techno","Trap","mellow","plucky","Test-Man","Dance","arpeggio","Synth-Loop","Stereo-Surgeon","Hip-hop","Chill","loop"],"license":"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","username":"Stereo Surgeon"}]}

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This is slightly inconvenient. Is there any way we can make the search inclusive of the search term rather than an exact match?

I am not a programmer but maybe this forum post helps you how the search works these days

https://freesound.org/forum/production-techniques-music-gear-tips-and-tricks/44217/

The techteam is working very hard and maybe the had no time to work on the manuals???

Good luck

Hi cosonify

Please use the dedicated message group for API related stuff. You'll have more luck with getting your questions answered there...

https://groups.google.com/g/freesound-api

Cheers